THE LION'S ROAR!

Hello Norris Lions!

Today we ended the 1st Quarter with outdoor assemblies for all students! We held a Ticket Drawing for each grade level, and put all of our tickets from the school year so far into our Ticket Tower! All students earned their first whole school prize of a Movie and Popcorn. We are so proud of all of the students who earned ROAR tickets for showing expectations.

Coming home today in Friday Folders is our first whole school IXL Challenge! All students are challenged to complete 5 tasks to get a 'BINGO' and record on their challenge paper. We are excited for families to see all of the cool things that IXL has to offer. Students can complete their challenge over Fall Break, and bring their completed challenge to the office to receive a prize.

Remember, there is No School October 10th - October 14th!

We will see you back at Norris on Tuesday, October 15th!

Have a great Fall Break!

Mrs. Dolezal, Principal

10/10 - 10/14 - NO SCHOOL

10/14/24 - Parent/Teacher Conferences - 1:00 - 4:00PM

10/15 & 10/16 - Health Screenings (See note below)

10/16/24 - Mane Event Practice - 7:40AM

10/17/24 - PTO Meeting - 6:00PM

10/21/24 - SAVE Program - 3:45 - 6:45PM

10/22/24 - Jimmy John's Night - 3:00 - 8:00PM (See flyer below)

10/25/24 - Fall Festival - See Information Below

Looking Ahead -

11/5/24 - No School - Teacher work day

11/27 - 11/29 - No School - Thanksgiving Break

Click HERE for the NORRIS 2024/2025 Calendar.

Click HERE for the MPS 2024/2025 Calendar.

Week of October 14th - October 18th

(No School 10/14)

Ezra Horstman

Sam Hopkins

Frankie Elder

Jack Smith

CLICK HERE for nutritional information.

At our first quarter assembly, we dumped all of the ROAR tickets from the 1st quarter of the school year into our ROAR Ticket Tower. All students had the opportunity to vote for their whole school reward for filling the tower, and chose a Popcorn and Movie Day! Students will get to watch a movie in their classrooms and enjoy a popcorn snack next week. We will continue our weekly drawings and encouraging students to earn those ROAR tickets as we head into the next quarter!

The annual Norris Fall Festival is coming soon!

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS EVERYTHING YOU NEED OR SCAN THE BAR CODES BELOW!

Sign-up to volunteer (run a game, decorate your vehicle for Trunk-or Treat, help set up or clean up, bake something for the cake walk, lots of ways you can help!!)

Get your tickets here also! Pre-Order ends October 18th!

Each week, all students at Norris will have a lesson practicing a social skill. These weekly lessons are called our ROAR Skills of the Week! ROAR skills are practiced in the classroom during a Morning Meeting. All staff members are on the lookout through the week for students to be practicing the weekly skill. Students who demonstrate the skill of the week may earn a ROAR ticket and be entered into a weekly grade level drawing.

Please take some time each week to review the ROAR Skill of the Week with your child!

All students are practicing the calming exercise of Fire Hands during the month of October! Practice this at home when your child is in need of a tool to help them calm down!

We had 40 students submit entries to the very first Storybook Character Tissue Box Contest here in the library. There are so many great artists and creators here at Norris! I decided to expand our winners from just 3 to 12! Here are the top 12 that had over 40 votes each!

CLICK HERE to see our winners!

SIGN UP FOR WATCH D.O.G.S.

If you missed our Donuts with Dads kick-off, that's ok! Find all the information you need in this Watch D.O.G.S. Presentation!

If you are interested in joining WATCH D.O.G.S., please visit: http://norris.mpsomaha.org/ to sign-up.

Click on Parents---->Watch DOGS link (or Watch DOGS link on the welcome page)

Once you are in Sign up Genius:

Find the date that works best for you! (all day is encouraged) and click the box---->scroll all the way to the bottom----->click submit

Please type in your:

• time available if it is not all day (we encourage all day)

• Your and your child(ren) name and T-shirt sizes

• Click signup and submit!

• You should get a email updating you that you signed up

• You should get a reminder email 2 days before

• Please sign up for only one day---Watch for updates as we might open it up for more opportunities

CLICK HERE to follow the latest Millard South activities schedule!

#FuturePatriot

Looking for ways to support your school? Join us at the holiday event of the season – Jingle 2024!

Jingle is an evening filled with holiday experiences, cocktails, delicious food bites, and an amazing silent auction of 36 unique trees decorated by our schools.

The Millard Public Schools Foundation supports the district by providing funds to all 35 schools to support strategic initiatives, connects Millard graduating seniors with over $160,000 in scholarship funding and helps our own Millard families in need.

Limited tickets available, purchase today https://events.handbid.com/lp/jingle-2024

(All guests must be over 21).

Spark is our before and after school program at all 25 Millard Elementary schools.

We provide a safe and fun environment for all students to participate in academic, leisure and recreational activities outside of the traditional school day.

• There are several benefits to your child joining a before and after school program.

  Studies have shown that students in before and after school programs are more

  likely to have increased academic performance, improved attendance and are

  excited to learn and achieve.

• Students participate in a variety of extended learning activities to help them discover their interests as well as hands on enrichment activities that encourages kids to explore, unstructured time, outside play, a homework hangout and more!

A great way to raise money for our school! Casey's Rewards lets you earn points on all your Casey's purchases - in store, online or at the pump. Turn those points into donations for our school.

Download the app today!

Available from the App Store or on Google Play.

CLICK HERE to order Norris gear all year long!

Right now, 30% off EVERYTHING sale and FREE SHIPPING for orders over $75.

Vice President: Heather Doyle

Secretary: Sarah Burrus

Treasurer: Tim Malm

Volunteer Coordinator: Savannah Rajca

PTO Email: pto.norris@gmail.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/norrispto

Click here PTO Website for the latest PTO information!

Click HERE for the Norris Staff Directory.

Office Hours: Monday through Friday 7:45 am - 4:15 pm

Location: 12424 Weir Street, Omaha, NE, USA

Phone: (402)715-8340

Fax #: 402-715-6119

Website: norris.mpsomaha.org

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NorrisElem
Twitter: @NorrisElem

Wednesdays - 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM (Early out EVERY Wednesday)

Mission Statement: Norris Elementary guarantees each child a world-class education in a safe and diverse learning environment where students demonstrate academic excellence, responsible citizenship, and self-worth. Through innovative practices, Norris empowers its educational community to actively pursue personal goals and ROAR with pride!

2024 MPS BOARD MEMBERS

• Dr. John Schwartz - Superintendent
• Stacy Jolley - President
  
• Mike Kennedy - Vice President
• Linda Poole - Secretary
• Amanda McGill Johnson - Treasurer
• Board Member - Mike Pate
• Board Member - Lisa Schoenberger